State rock songs: From 'Louie, Louie' to 'Roadrunner'

An album and single of the hit recording "Louie Louie," are among the items scheduled for auction Monday on the Internet site eBay, as seen Thursday, Dec. 4, 2003, in Redmond, Wash. Jerry Dennon was only 23 when he brought five high school kids into a Portland, Ore., studio to record a song that would become one of the country's most famous, a staple of fraternity parties and baseball stadium loudspeakers for decades to come. It's now 40 years since the Kingsmen's version of "Louie Louie" broke through on a black Boston radio station, and Dennon is parting with his gold record of the hit and other mementos from the archives of Jerden Records, which helped popularize the garage-rock "Northwest sound" of the 1960s. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

Some Massachusetts residents want to name an official state rock song. It's become something of a trend in recent years.

State rock songs: From 'Louie, Louie' to 'Roadrunner'

A group of Massachusetts residents is campaigning to make "Roadrunner" by Jonathan Richman the state's official rock song. A growing number of states have decided on the honor in recent years. Here's a quick look.Massachusetts: "Roadrunner" Along with a state anthem, Massachusetts already has a state folk song by Arlo Guthrie, a state polka and a state glee club song, so it's hardly surprising it would consider a rock song as well. The push began on Facebook with a Boston ...